Shuts down unexpectedly

[Sinthe]

I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of weeks ago,
my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start again for
two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.

At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and maybe my
graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing it at
other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.

I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?

 

[Shawn Skonberg]

Sounds like you have an overheating problem in the laptop. Make sure you
dust it out with a can of air or compressor. Make sure you are not
suffocating it (for example, having it on a bed with a blanket underneath
it). Hot air should be coming out of the laptop, if all else fails, take it
to a local repair center.

 

[Sinthe]

That was another one of my suspicions. I've pointed a fan at it; hopefully,
that will help.

Thank you very much!

 

[Shawn Skonberg]

I fan will not help if it is clogged. Ensure you clean it out.

 

[Shawn Skonberg]

Opps "a" fan will not help.

I fan will not help if it is clogged. Ensure you clean it out.